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In Pictures: Demonstrators protest Judiciary Law

Opposition MPs chant “unlawful” as upper house votes in favour of amending…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Eighth anniversary of ‘Black Wednesday’

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights blames the Egyptian government for…

Daily News Egypt

Shura Council refers judiciary law amendments to committee

Opposition MPs chant “unlawful” as upper house votes in favour of amending…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Court supports MOI decision to investigate bearded police officers

The verdict conflicts with a previous one allowing bearded police officers to…

Fady Salah

Fighting for Iranian tourism

Minister of Tourism urges against mixing politics with tourism

Rana Muhammad Taha

SCC strikes down election laws again

Supreme Constitutional Court deems ban on military and police personnel voting unconstitutional,…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Interior ministry’s budget increases

The government raised the ministry’s budget by around EGP 5 billion

Hend Kortam

African states urge Egypt to join cluster-bomb ban

36 signatories push African states to ban cluster bombs at UNDP seminar

Fady Salah

MIU administration issues statement addressing the students’ demands

Construction of pedestrian bridge approved by the military

Daily News Egypt

28 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes

Rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and machineguns have all been used in six days…

Daily News Egypt